Ex Nigerian vp, Atiku Abubakar’s bloc had sought a southern running mate for 2027, considering Peter Obi and one other as options to challenge Bola Tinubu.
In October 2025, the Nigerian government launched a 12-month paid internship programme to provide training for the youth, with a N150,000 monthly stipend.
The Nigerian currency has continued its upward climb against the dollar in official and parallel markets, closing at N1,527 and N1,565 per dollar, respectively.
The union referred to promises made by President Bola Tinubu during the 2022 campaign rounds, and complained that the PCNGi has resorted to selling them.
Hong Kong is expected to lead the world in IPO financing this year despite uncertainty from geopolitical tensions and trade tariffs, accountancy giant PwC said on Wednesday.
A fire at an electrical substation that forced a shutdown at London's Heathrow Airport in March was likely caused by moisture entering electrical components, a problem first flagged in 2018, a report said Wednesday.
Asian markets swung Wednesday amid trade war worries after Donald Trump said he would not push back next week's tariff deadline, with Tokyo taking a hit from threats to ramp up Japanese levies. The remarks, which come after several visits by Japanese officials to Washington, jolted hopes that deals can be cut with the Trump administration.
When Jocelyn Leitzinger had her university students write about times in their lives they had witnessed discrimination, she noticed that a woman named Sally was the victim in many of the stories.
Australian airline Qantas said Wednesday it was investigating a "significant" cyberattack, after hackers infiltrated a system containing sensitive data on six million customers. "We are continuing to investigate the proportion of the data that has been stolen, though we expect it will be significant."
Indian exporters are anxiously eyeing the possible reintroduction of Donald Trump's punishing tariffs next week, though many hold out hope for a last-minute reprieve. "Currently, exporters believe they can manage with a 10 percent tariff, as it can be absorbed.
The fate of a landmark trade deal with the European Union, which France is trying to block, looms large over a summit this week of South America's Mercosur bloc. - 'Lowest ebb' - The biannual Mercosur summit comes at a low point in relations between Brazil and Argentina, South America's biggest and second-biggest economies respectively.
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